What to eat during menstruation?

Women are actually very weak during their menstrual period, and they appear even weaker than usual. They must stay relaxed and avoid getting emotional, otherwise it will cause menstrual back pain, abdominal pain, irregular menstruation and other gynecological diseases. At the same time, diet is also crucial, and improper diet will also affect them. The following editor will introduce the issues that should be paid attention to in diet during menstruation.

1. Avoid raw and cold food, and prefer warm food: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that blood flows when it is hot, and stagnates when it is cold. Eating raw or cold food during menstruation can damage the spleen and stomach and hinder digestion. It can also easily damage the body's yang energy and cause internal cold. Stagnation of cold air can cause blood to stagnate, resulting in too little menstrual blood, or even dysmenorrhea. Even in the hot summer season, it is not advisable to eat ice cream and other cold drinks during menstruation.

Second, avoid spicy and sour food, and eat light food: During menstruation, the diet should be light and easy to digest. Eat less or no fried, spicy and sour food, so as not to affect digestion and cause excessive menstrual bleeding due to spicy stimulation.

A combination of meat, vegetables and fruits can prevent iron deficiency: Women usually lose about 30 to 50 ml of blood during each menstrual period, and each ml contains 0.5 mg of iron, which means that 15 to 50 mg of iron will be lost during each menstruation. Iron is one of the essential elements for the human body. It not only participates in the synthesis of blood proteins and various important enzymes, but also plays an important role in immunity, intelligence, aging, energy metabolism and other aspects. Therefore, it is very necessary to supplement with iron-rich foods that are easy to digest and absorb during menstruation.

4. Eat more fish and various animal liver, blood, lean meat, egg yolk and other foods. Fish and various animal liver, blood, lean meat, egg yolk and other foods are rich in iron. It has high biological activity and is easily absorbed and utilized by the human body. However, the iron found in plants, such as soybeans and spinach, is not easily absorbed by the stomach and intestines. Therefore, when formulating a recipe, it is best to match meat and vegetables. During the menstrual period, the principle of a balanced diet should still be followed, and a reasonable diet should be provided in combination with the special physiological needs of the menstrual period, and attention should be paid to diet.

These are the issues that need attention during menstruation. Women's menstruation period is really very important. If you are not careful, it will cause some gynecological diseases. Female friends must not eat raw, cold, sour and spicy food, eat more warm and light food, fish and various animals' liver, blood, lean meat, etc., and pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables and a reasonable diet.